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  • 2-May-2024

    Japanese

    新興アジアの開発には災害レジリエンスの強化が不可欠

    東南アジア諸国連合10カ国(ASEAN)と中国、インドで構成される新興アジアは、世界で最も災害の多い地域のひとつです。災害リスクは同地域の持続可能な開発を議論する上での重要な要素であり、新たな報告では災害リスクへの対応を改善するための政策オプションが議論されています

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  • 2-May-2024

    English

    More robust disaster resilience is critical to Emerging Asia’s development

    Emerging Asia – comprising the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) along with China and India – is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. A new report examines policy options for better coping with disaster risk as a critical element of supporting sustainable development in the region.

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  • 11-April-2024

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    International aid rises in 2023 with increased support to Ukraine and humanitarian needs

    International aid from official donors rose in 2023 to a new all-time high of USD 223.7 billion, up from USD 211 billion in 2022, as provider countries increased aid flows to Ukraine and directed more humanitarian assistance to developing countries, according to preliminary data collected by the OECD.

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  • 18-March-2024

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    Invest in the care economy to empower women and build resilient societies in Southeast Asia, says new SIGI report

    Southeast Asia's care systems heavily depend on women, whether as paid or unpaid providers. With decreasing fertility rates and an ageing population, the demand for care will rapidly grow in the short- and long-term. Countries must take urgent action to set up reliable formal care sectors, according to the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2024 Regional Report for Southeast Asia.

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  • 11-March-2024

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    Transitioning to greener and more sustainable growth models can provide a massive boost to employment in Southeast Asia

    Southeast Asia, a region grappling with environmental challenges and the effects of climate change where one in three workers rely on natural resources to sustain their livelihoods, would see large employment gains from transitioning to sustainable agriculture and to renewable sources of energy, according to a new OECD Development Centre report.

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  • 17-January-2024

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    OECD and Saudi Arabia sign MoU to deepen co-operation and support reforms

    The OECD and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the co-operation in several policy areas, to support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and explore the Kingdom’s potential alignment with relevant OECD standards and best practices.

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  • 15-December-2023

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    New investment agenda needed in Latin America and the Caribbean to boost growth, job creation and sustainable development

    To achieve more sustainable development, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean must increase both the levels and the quality of investment, says the Latin American Economic Outlook 2023: Investing in Sustainable Development, presented today in Santiago de Chile at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Headquarters.

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  • 18-July-2023

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    Gender discrimination inhibits global efforts to tackle the climate crisis, says new SIGI report

    Although many countries around the world have stepped up their efforts to tackle hidden and deep-rooted barriers to women’s empowerment over the last few years, major environmental, economic, and social challenges threaten to reverse the trend.

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  • 16-July-2023

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    Africa’s sustainable development: how to mobilise an extra USD 194 billion per year to 2030

    Africa needs an extra USD 1.6 trillion by 2030 - USD 194 billion annually - to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To attract more and better investment and fill that gap, African governments and their partners should improve information to investors, increase the capacity of African development finance institutions, and boost regional projects.

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  • 4-July-2023

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    Estonia joins the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

    Estonia has become the 32nd member of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the leading international forum for bilateral providers of development co-operation.

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